Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Captain William Stone Hubbell received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 30, 1864 at Fort Harrison, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 21st Connecticut Infantry. Hubbell was 27 years old.
4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 13, 1894, 29 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Major.
Hubbell was born on April 19, 1837 in Wolcottville, New Haven County, Connecticut. His Medal of Honor is credited to North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. Hubbell died on August 28, 1930 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, at the age of 93. He is buried at Indian Hill Cemetery in Middletown, Connecticut.
Hubbell is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 57 credited to Connecticut.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Led out a small flanking party and by a clash and at great risk captured a large number of prisoners.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- April 19, 1837Born in Wolcottville, New Haven County, Connecticut
- September 30, 1864Act of valor — Fort Harrison, VirginiaAge 27. Company A, 21st Connecticut Infantry
- June 13, 1894Medal of Honor presented
- August 28, 1930Died in Plymouth, MassachusettsAge 93.
- Resting placeIndian Hill CemeteryMiddletown, Connecticut
Biography
William Stone Hubbell (April 19, 1837 – August 28, 1930) was a United States Army captain during the American Civil War, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
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